The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for December 25, 2012
Transcript:
Evelyn: Omigosh! I had no idea my son's old comic books were worth so much money! Woman: Evelyn! Don't feel bad. We mothers serve a noble purpose for our country. In our relentless quest for tidiness, we create wealth by disposing of our kids' comic collections! Evelyn: We do? Woman: Absolutely! We fuel an entire industry, bringing prosperity to dealers and happiness to collectors! Evelyn: I...I never realized that we mothers were so....so vitally important!
Of course, if no one threw them out, there would be plenty of copies and they’d all be worthless. It is the rarity that gives them value.